2023 IV-Mendoza Chardonnay
NEW RELEASE
Beechworth, VIC
The perfect green-tinted colour is a sure sign of careful fruit and oak management. Aromas of grapefruit, white stonefruit, and green papaya with prominent toasted cashew notes from the French oak. Grapefruit pith and white nectarine with a subtle creaminess, carried by pure crystalline acidity throughout the palate. This is an incredibly complex and powerful Chardonnay. Nicknamed 'Super Chardonnay' from the Indigo Vineyard in Beechworth, Victoria.
MAJOR ACCOLADES:
Bronze Medal | 2024 Sydney Royal Wine Show
CRU $630.00 | SVC $594.00
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Chardonnay
Acid
6.2 g/L
pH
3.23
Residual Sugar
0.94 g/L
Alcohol %
12.73
Wine Profile
Vinification
Whole-bunch pressed, with a natural ferment in 100% French oak, 40% new, in a combination of 500L puncheons and 228L barriques. No sulphur post-primary fermentation to allow malolactic fermentation to commence organically. Regular, fortnightly stirring to keep the yeast in suspension and build complexity both aromatically and on the palate. The wine is matured for nine months before bottling in January 2024.
Winemaker Comments
Our Beechworth neighbour, Rick Kinzbrunner from Giaconda, has had immense success with his Beechworth Chardonnay, highlighting the excellent quality of this region. Different soils, aspect, clones and age of vines on the Indigo property lead our Chardonnay in a different direction but with minimum winemaker input, the region still expresses itself. The region is simply one of the finest regions in Australia for Chardonnay.
This is the first release of our “Supa Chardonnay” since the acclaimed 2016 vintage. This wine allows winemakers to push the boundaries of what is possible from this exceptional site!
A milder and significantly later-than-average growing season was the dominant factor in Beechworth for vintage 2023. Above-average rainfall throughout 2022 made for another challenging growing season, with vineyard access and disease pressure a constant. January was wet, with over 100mm falling for the month. Thankfully, the rain cleared for
February, allowing the vineyard to dry off. The fruit was hand-harvested in two picks on the 4th and 7th of March in excellent condition.
Food Pairing
Roast Chicken or Porcetta.
Drink
Drinking well now but will improve with further bottle age.
